proper
UK: /ˈprɒp.ər/ US: /ˈprɑː.pə`/Translation
adj
›
⇨ correcto,ta
⇨ apropiado,da
› UK
⇨ verdadero,ra
I'm going to get myself a proper bike Me voy a comprar una verdadera bici
⇨ real
› (una conducta)
⇨ correcto,ta
⇨ adecuado,da
›
⇨ propiamente dicho,cha
›to live in the city proper
vivir en el mismo casco urbano
(Definition of proper adj from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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